FGC Team EVB Disbands, Unable to Generate Team Funding

The world of esports is a wild one, where it seems like anything can happen. It’s a world where branding means everything, and giants can appear overnight. Today, however, is a solemn reminder that a titan in any particular scene can vanish as quickly as it appeared.

Esports team EVB disbanded yesterday, with a heartfelt message on Twitter:

This funding, once dried up, forced the team to close up shop:

This feels like a large blow to the Mortal Kombat scene, as three prominent members of their community wore the EVB jersey. Ryan “Dragon” Walker, Bryant “KitanaPrime” Benzing, and Ryan “Big D” DeDomenico are all large faces in the MKX scene, who are now free agents after EVB’s collapse. The same of course is true for Street Fighter V player Chris Tatarian, as well as Smash Bros. for Wii U player Austin “Dath” Brown”. While the future is uncertain for these players, EVB leaves us with some last words of encouragement:

Source: EVB

SCR’s Street Fighter V Tournament Brings On the Clutch in Capcom’s Top Five Moments

SoCal Regionals 2016 brought us one of the most hype Street Fighter V tournaments yet. With the event being one of the last remaining Capcom Pro Tour Premier events on the calendar, everyone involved brought their A game in the hopes of qualifying for Capcom Cup this December.

Out of all the action at the event, Capcom has picked out 5 moments featuring some some very clutch moments–such as the heart-stopping comebacks from Evil Geniuses KBrad and PR Balrog, as well as insane confirms from MJS|Haitani and Xyzzy.

Source: Capcom Fighters